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EB-4 Mexico priority date

EB-4 is for special immigrants. Applicants born in Mexico have their own cutoff because demand from Mexico exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-4 Mexico final action date is Dec 15, 2022 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Jan 1, 2025). It did not move since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 3.9 years ago.
Final action date
Dec 15, 2022
November 2026
Date for filing
Jan 1, 2025
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+29.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
6.5
months of dates per year

EB-4 Mexico cutoff history

EB-4 Mexico final action date and date for filing by bulletin 2001200520092013201720212025 20012005200920132016202020232026 2025 Date for filing 2022 Final action 2022 All countries
Cutoff date in each monthly Visa Bulletin since 2001 (Dates for Filing exist since October 2015). Current = plotted at the bulletin month.

How long applicants waited

EB-4 Mexico: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2 yr4 yr6 yr8 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 3.9 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 12 months in the April 2026 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 27 months in July 2019.

Pending EB-4 Mexico green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 200 EB-4 cases chargeable to Mexico were pending in the October 2026 inventory. The table shows them by the year of the priority date; consular cases abroad are not included.

Priority date yearPending I-485sCumulative
Earlier1010
20191020
20201535
20215590
202255145
202320165
202435200

Counts below 10 are withheld by USCIS ("D"); they are counted as 5. See the green card backlog page for all categories.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Dec 15, 2022—Jan 1, 2025
Oct 2026Dec 15, 2022—Jan 1, 2025
Sep 2026Dec 15, 2022+61 dJan 1, 2023
Aug 2026Oct 15, 2022+30 dJan 1, 2023
Jul 2026Sep 15, 2022+62 dJan 1, 2023
Jun 2026Jul 15, 2022—Jan 1, 2023
May 2026Jul 15, 2022—Jan 1, 2023
Apr 2026Jul 15, 2022+365 dJan 1, 2023
Mar 2026Jul 15, 2021+195 dJan 1, 2023
Feb 2026Jan 1, 2021—Mar 15, 2021
Jan 2026Jan 1, 2021+122 dMar 15, 2021
Dec 2025Sep 1, 2020+62 dFeb 15, 2021
Nov 2025Jul 1, 2020—Feb 15, 2021
Oct 2025Jul 1, 2020changedFeb 15, 2021
Sep 2025Unavailable—Feb 1, 2021
Aug 2025Unavailable—Feb 1, 2021
Jul 2025Unavailable—Feb 1, 2021
Jun 2025Unavailable—Feb 1, 2021
May 2025Unavailable—Feb 1, 2021
Apr 2025UnavailablechangedFeb 1, 2021
Mar 2025Aug 1, 2019-519 dFeb 1, 2021
Feb 2025Jan 1, 2021—Feb 1, 2021
Jan 2025Jan 1, 2021—Feb 1, 2021
Dec 2024Jan 1, 2021—Feb 1, 2021
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-4 Mexico priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-4 Mexico final action date is Dec 15, 2022 and the date for filing is Jan 1, 2025.

How fast is EB-4 Mexico moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 29.5 months. Average forward movement: 29.5 months/year (last year), 6.5 months/year (5 years), 9 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.5 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-4 Mexico priority date in Dec 2023 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 6.5 months/year, that takes about 1.8 years. This is a projection from past movement, not a forecast by the State Department; demand, visa numbers and policy changes can make it much faster or slower. Try the priority date calculator for your own date.

How many EB-4 Mexico green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 200 pending EB-4 adjustment-of-status applications for Mexico in its October 2026 inventory. Applicants who process at a U.S. consulate abroad are not included.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.